| A | B |
|---|
| iron curtain | Symbolic division between East and West in Europe during the Cold War. |
| containment | Policy of holding back or stopping communism. |
| airlift | Delivery of supplies by airplane. |
| cold war | A war in which two enemies do not fight in combat but instead compete and conflict in other ways. |
| subversion | Attempts to overthrow or undermine a government by working secretly within that government. |
| espionage | Spying. |
| perjury | The crime of lying under oath. |
| censure | To formally criticize. |
| cooperate | To agree or work together. |
| pose | To present. |
| inflation | Increase in prices. |
| Fair Deal | A program aimed at solving some of the nation's economic problems after World War II. |
| closed shop | Practice of businesses hiring only union members. |
| desegregate | To end the system of separating races. |
| stable | Unchanging. |
| domestic | Having to do with the home or the home country. |
| demilitarized zone | Region where military forces are not allowed. |
| assure | To promise or to make sure. |
| surplus | An amount left over. |
| arms race | Competition between countries for stronger military power. |
| summit | Meeting of heads of government. |
| standard of living | A measure of the necessities and comfort enjoyed by an individual or group. |
| affluence | Having wealth. |
| materialism | Focus on collecting money and possessions. |
| economy | The overall system by which goods are made, distributed, and used. |
| nuclear | Relating to the energy contained in the nucleus of an atom. |
